"-ga" meaning in Tokelauan

See -ga in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: [-.ŋa]
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *-ŋa. Cognates include Hawaiian -na and Samoan -ga. Etymology templates: {{inh|tkl|poz-pol-pro|*-ŋa}} Proto-Polynesian *-ŋa, {{cog|haw|-na}} Hawaiian -na, {{cog|sm|-ga}} Samoan -ga Head templates: {{head|tkl|suffix}} -ga
  1. Used to form nouns denoting the action of the suffixed verb; -ion, -ing Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ga-tkl-suffix-yb4Ti~gC Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Pages with 10 entries, Tokelauan entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of Tokelauan entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
  2. Used to form nouns denoting the event of the suffixed verb; -ion, -ing Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ga-tkl-suffix-x8gr085U Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Pages with 10 entries, Tokelauan entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of Tokelauan entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
  3. Used to form nouns denoting the object of the suffixed verb. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ga-tkl-suffix-qM~ZYiH- Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Pages with 10 entries, Tokelauan entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of Tokelauan entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
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      "expansion": "Hawaiian -na",
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          "text": "iloilo (“to examine”) + -ga → iloiloga (“examination”)",
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          "text": "tipi (“to cut”) + -ga → tīpiga (“surgery”)",
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        {
          "text": "kave (“to carry”) + -ga → kāvega (“load”)",
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